Thesaurus:suffer

Thesaurus

suffer

English

Verb

Sense: to feel pain

Synonyms

• ache
• agonize    [⇒ thesaurus]
• anguish
• hurt    [⇒ thesaurus]
• pain    [⇒ thesaurus] (India)
• passion
• suffer
• thole (British dialect)
• throe (obsolete)
• wark (British dialect)
• wring (figuratively)

Antonyms

• be pleased
• luxuriate
• relax

Hyponyms

• smart
• sting
• twinge

Hypernyms

• feel    [⇒ thesaurus]
• perceive    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• cry out
• gnash
• groan
• moan
• scream
• scrunch
• shriek
• spasm
• squirm
• wince
• writhe

See also

• Thesaurus:hurt (to cause pain)
• Thesaurus:agonized (experiencing agony)

Further reading

• “378. physical pain” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “suffer” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.